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CALLEREBIA. By Dr. A. Seitz. — EREBIA. By G. Eiffingee. 



hybrida. wing bears frequently accessory ocelli. — hybrida Btlr. (^ annada Marsh, d; Nkev. in tab.) (3.5 a), which 

 is onh" lialf the size, has an oval apical ocellus on the forewing and 2 ocelli in the anal area of the underside 

 ophtlialmka. of the hindwing; comes nearest to the name-typical annada. — ophthalmica N////-. is exactly like orixa, 

 carola. except that the whole anal area of the hindwing is more strongly dusted with white. — carola Oberth. is 

 probabl}- also l)ut a form of annada; still smaller than the latter, but of exactly the same shape, the anal 

 iobe of the liindwing not being very strongly developed. The border of the ocellus of the forewing is 

 continued towards the hindmargin of the wing as an orange-brown band, within which there are 2 ocelli; 

 the hindwing, too, beai'S 2 submarginal small ocelli on the upperside. From Western Se-chuen. 

 scancla. C. SCanda Koll. (35 a) has exactly the shape and size of annada, especially of the form orira, which 



it resembles verv closely; but the underside is not j^ellowish brown, but dark. Tlie wings above are paler 

 in colour towards the distal margin; the hindwing has beneath some small white submarginal spots and 

 sometimes 2 (often blind) subanal ocelli. The anal ocellus of the upperside of the hindwing shown in our 

 figure may be absent. — .South Kashmir, in July and August, as well as in the Himalayan countries east- 

 wards as far as Mussuri. 



Phyllis. C. phyllis Lefch (35 b). The apical ocellus of the forewing is elongate-ovate and is almost placed 



obliquely. Tlie hindwing beneath bears a rather evenly curved undulate discal line and distally to the same 

 ypthimoides. 5 distinct white dots. In West China, found at a considerable altitude. — In ypthimoides Obeiih. the ocellus 

 of the forewing, though also oblique, is smaller and is placed on the underside in a reddish cloud ; tlie hind- 

 wing beneath is paler on the whole and so stronglj' irrorated and dusted ^ith white that the 5 white sub- 

 marginal dots are ([uite obsolescent. Fi'om Tse-kou in West China. 



sylvicola. C. sylvicola Obnih. (35 a). The apical ocellus of the forewing has a dark border on the uppei-side 



and is somewhat irregular in shape beneath. On the upperside of the hindwing there are 5 dark white- 

 centred ocelli, which shine through from beneath. The forewing whitish at the costal and distal margins on the 

 bo(i;i. underside. From Se-chuen, found in July. — In bocki Obciih., likewise from Se-ehuen, the forewing 



megalops. Jjears accessory ocelh, which stand in a row from the apical ocellus backwards. — In megalops Alj)h. the 

 apical ocellus is more oblique and the small submarginal ocelli of the hindwing above are more broadly 

 edged with brownish j'ellow; in Se-chuen, in June and August. 



albipiiricta. C. albipuncta Lrcrh (.35b). In this species, which is common in Central and West China, the 



somewhat oblique, oval, double-pupilled, ajucal ocellus of the forewing is irregular m siiape, being sometimes 

 pear-shaped. The hindwing beneath is rather evenly and finely striated and has a .submarginal row of 

 white dots, the one situated nearest the anal angle being the pupil of a small black ocellus. 



pratonim. C. pratorum Obi'rfli. (35a). Similar to the preceding, the apical ocellus less ovate. The apex of 



the forewing beneath light grey; the hindwing beneath the same, clouded with dark, with an undulate 

 discal line which forms a very slightly cured arc. Strongly recaUing orixa in the colouration of the entire 

 underside. — Widely distributed in West China, common, from June to August, occurring up to 10000 ft. 

 in the mountains. 



tu'rninla. C. iiirmala Moore. Uniformly dark above, resembling the form hybrida, but the apical ocellus smaller. 



On the underside the forewing is more uniformly dark and the apical ocellus is large and circular, being 

 edged with a but feeble ring. The hindwing without the fine striation, but with a very regular row of 

 white submarginal dots. The fringes chequered with light spots. Very common in the whole western 

 portion of the Himalayas, but more on the Indian side. — While nj'motypical nirniula bears small acces- 

 intermedia. sory ocelli, the form intermedia Moore (35 b), from Southern Kashmir, always has but the one large round 

 apical ocellus on the uj)peiside of the forewing. Likewise abundant, from May to September. — The form 

 cashapa. cashapa Moor<\ occurring still further south, lias a row of ocelli on the underside of the hindwing. 



daksha. C. daksha Moore. This is the smallest species of the whole genus and forms in aspect a transition 



to the njclopius- and nirig('na-gvo\\\)s of Erebia. It is characterized by the reddish yellow ring around the 

 apical ocellus of the forewing above and the transverse striation on the underside of the hindwing being 

 absent. The white submarginal dots on the hindwing beneath are always distinct, while the number of the 

 ocelli is variable. — In Kashmir, at 8 to 9000 ft., in June, rare and local. 



12. Genus: £i*ebia Daim. 



The Erebias aie buttei-flies of generally medium size. The characteristic distinctions of the genus, 

 besides the similarity in aspect, are chiefly found in the colour and patteim of the wing which" is of the 

 same kind in all the species of this genus. The ground-colour is a more or less dark brown, there being a 

 continuous or interrupted submarginal band, which is seldom absent. In this submarginal band there are 

 generally black ocelli, which are often centred with white and are absent but from few species. The head 

 is large, being but little narrower than the thorax; the eyes naked and prominent: the palpi densely 

 covered with fine hairs; antennae normal, usuall}' black or brown above and whitish grey beneath, more 



